+3 Energy vs Utilities vs Infrastructure vs Natural Resources 1 7y
+3 Distressed Debt Recruiting from BB IB 3 7y
+19 Paul Singer : The Doomsday Investor 8 4y
+7 Hedge Fund Advice 1 7y
+20 Hedge funds AGAIN getting killed by Indexes 4 7y
+3 [removed topic] 1 7y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
+734 I'm bored: Macro Hedge Fund PM Q&A 216 4y
+3 Hedge Fund Funding 1 8y
+6 CPP Public Credit 2 6y
+22 MBA for credit roles (stressed, distressed, opportunistic) 5 6y
0 Foxhill Capital - Salary & Bonus - Distressed Debt Data 8y
+3 Negative Fund 1 8y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Review - Trading Data 8y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Quantitative Research Data 8y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 8y
+3 Canada Non-Equity HFs 1 6y
+32 HF vs PE without experience, which is easier to break in to? 8 6y
+3 Modeling courses for HF? 1 8y
+3 Info Request: Select Equity Group Interview Process 1 8y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 8y
+112 Cap intro Q&A 54 3y
+379 Q&A: 3rd Year Hedge Fund Analyst 169 2y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 8y
+6 L/S portfolio construction thoughts 3 8y
+360 How Do Hedge Fund "Geniuses" Einhorn and Ackman Still Have Any AUM? 124 7y
+12 Should I approach a family friend about an Internship 3 6y
+6 Gamco vs other value shops - plus culture/comp 1 8y
0 bcIMC - Review - Generalist Data 8y
+17 networking follow up with analyst at top fund 10 8y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Interview - NA Data 8y
0 Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 8y
+12 Advice needed about obtaining an internship or analyst position at a quant fund 1 8y
+35 Ruane, Cunniff and Golfarb Rep/Comp 24 4y
+3 Modeling in HF vs IB? 2 8y
0 GMT Capital Corp - Interview - Equity Research Data 8y
+5 automobile industry short 2 8y
0 Harvard Management Company - Review - NA Data 8y
0 Harvard Management Company - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
+49 From M&A to Hedge Fund 13 6y
0 Blue Mountain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 8y
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Technology Data 8y
+12 Hedge Fund (NYC) v. Boutique IB (SF) 1 6y
+10 Fundamental groups within platforms? 3 8y
+17 Most chill job available for someone with HF experience 2 8y
+11 European HF Internship 7 6y
+3 Best way to get to value fund 1 8y
+10 How do I raise money for a hedge fund? 2 8y
+27 D.E. Shaw Fundamental Research group 11 4y
0 Large hedge funds with few employees 4 8y
+45 I have a million dollars in my IBKR account and will get 10 million more next year, how do I successfully create a hedge fund? 25 7y
+13 Lying About Passing CFA L2 on the First Try? 2 8y
+18 Investment Pitch 1 8y
+42 Hedge Funds - the Australian POV (uni student) 8 4y
+9 Is the internship I'm doing relevant to HF? 1 8y
0 Millennium - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading Data 8y
0 SkyBridge Capital II, LLC - Salary & Bonus - Alternative Investments Data 8y
+46 Q&A: equities hedge fund Senior Analyst at large U.S. fund 40 8y
0 SkyBridge Capital II, LLC - Salary & Bonus - Hedge Fund Data 8y
+25 Should HF managers pay for losses? 4 4y
+6 nitorum capital and hawkeye capital management 5 6y
+3 xlp capital 1 6y
0 SkyBridge Capital II, LLC - Salary & Bonus - Sales Data 8y
+3 Market Making subsidiary of a hedge fund - prop trader requirements 1 8y
+9 Seeking papers on multi-factor models on the equity long short hedge funds 3 8y
+7 Psychological / maths tests at funds 1 8y
+12 Career Paths For Successful Quants 1 8y
+3 modelling sample exercises 1 8y
+3 Hedge Funds with a more intellectual culture 1 8y
+9 Question on giving out references of current employer 1 8y
0 Point72 - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+6 Should Hedge Funds be Regulated? 1 8y
+7 hedge fund interview 1 8y
0 Point72 - Interview - Investments Data 8y
0 Point72 - Interview - Investment Research Data 8y
+26 How do you mentally deal with tough stretches of performance at HF? 19 5y
+29 Real Estate Hedge Funds (RE Stocks Only) 20 1y
0 Worldquant - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 8y
0 Worldquant - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 8y
+79 Intellectual horsepower- is it born or can it be improved? 37 7y
+12 Delay replying to offer 4 6y
+3 Quantitative Algorithmic Trader Companies 2 6y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 8y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Investment Research Data 8y
+10 How to deal with few positions getting in the portfolio? 2 8y
+3 10 Days Since Bridgewater Final Round: Have Not Heard 4 8y
+3 Hedge Funds for New grads 1 8y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 8y
0 Point72 - Interview - Asset Management Data 8y
+14 Can fund managers invest in their own funds? 1 8y
+3 Transition from Prop Shop to Hedge Fund? 1 6y
0 Anyone in office today? :( - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+21 Best entry career path to Hedge Funds 7 8y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 8y
0 Magnetar Capital - Review - Fixed Income Data 8y
0 Magnetar Capital - Salary & Bonus - Fixed Income Data 8y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
+23 Multi-manager hedge fund analyst total comp 5 7y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
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